Fátima Freitas Advogados (“FFA”) is a full-service Angolan law office, based in Luanda, with representation offices in Cabinda and Lobito. The office is currently staffed with about 59 people, 34 of whom are lawyers. Over the years, FFA built a reputation as one of the most preeminent and internationally-oriented Angolan law offices.
FFA ranks as “Recommended Firm” for Company and Corporate Transactions in Angola in the PLC Global Counsel 3000 2012/2013 edition. FFA also ranked as a leading law office in Angola in the Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2008 to 2013 Editions. The office was further recommended for its Corporate and Commercial practice in the IFLR 1000 2012 and 2013 editions.
The office has been sought by major international companies to provide its services regarding some of the most important projects and investments undertaken in Angola. It has a particularly strong reputation in the oil & gas industry, where it works with a large number of operators, service providers and other entities. The country’s economic development provided the opportunity for the office to develop its practice regarding other business sectors that were still at an early stage in Angola, such as banking and financing, energy, telecommunications, construction and real estate.
Fátima Freitas Advogados is a member of Miranda Alliance, an international association of law firms and lawyers mostly, but not exclusively, based in Portuguese-speaking countries. Miranda Alliance currently covers 15 jurisdictions: Angola, Brazil, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Macau (China), Mozambique, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe and Timor-Leste. We also have liaison offices in the U.S. (Houston), the U.K. (London) and France (Paris) to provide closer support to our clients.
Miranda Alliance firms and lawyers are united by a common business strategy and shared values, which enables us to offer world-class legal services addressing both international and local needs of clients on a truly coordinated basis.